KROK 1 2014 – Question 162 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 47-year-old male patient developed intestinal colic against the background of essential hypertension. In this situation it would be most efficient to arrest the colic by using drugs of the following group:
- A. Adrenomimetics
- B. Sympathomimetics
- C. M-cholinomimetics
- D. Anticholinesterase agents
- E. Myotropic antispasmodics
Hint
Colic needs relaxation of the gut's smooth muscle, so consider which drug groups achieve this without adding to the patient's cardiovascular problem.
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